“You asked me once if anything out of the ordinary took place that night I dined at the Fox home. Do you remember?”
“Yes, I rec’lect I did ask you something like that. But–––”
“You may also recall that you suggested that what happened to Mr. Fox took place in his head instead of in his heart.”
“Yes, I said that, too. But, Mack–––”
“Just wait, and I’ll tell you what this is all about. I had mentioned to Harold that I was born in Australia–––”
“Mack!” The Captain was out of his chair in one bound. “You born in Australia? Why in tarnation didn’t you ever tell me that afore?”
The minister looked puzzled. “My announcement had a similar effect on the Elder.”
“Go on, Mack. Don’t mind me. I’m a mite narvous. All unstrung, I cal’late.”
“As I said I had just mentioned that fact to Harold, and the conversation naturally turned back to the days of the early traders who went to that country. Harold then told 257 his father that the law firm, of which he has recently been made a junior member, had put him on a case which necessitated his going over to Australia. It seems that they had been trying to clear it up for a long time. The case came from Sydney, and had been referred to him because he had once spent some time over there. It was when he mentioned the name of the client that Mr. Fox nearly fainted.”